Points Center for Contemporary Art was honored to invite Florian Weigl, the curator of the V2_Lab for the Unstable Media for an informative exchange on November 4th. During this exciting event, V2_ shared its achievements in media art research, production, display, and publication over the past 37 years.

In the course of these talks, the two institutions also revealed initial ideas toward continuing multi-dimensional cooperation in the future. After the presentation, Florian not only had further exchange with Points’ resident artists but also held talks with Points on behalf of V2_, exchanging thoughts and ideas on audience engagement and space design in exhibitions.

About the curator

Florian Weigl (b. 1985) is curator at V2_Lab for the Unstable Media. As curator and researcher, he is interested in the intersection between art and technology, and its social impact. He joined the curatorial team in 2015 to work on both presenting and co-producing works and research.

Curatorial projects at V2_ he has worked on include the live experiment series 3x3. He initiated, amongst others, the group exhibition The Gig is Up (V2_, 2016, co-curated with Sarah Cook), solo projects and exhibitions, including Jonas Lund's Operation Earnest Voice (2018), Philip Vermeulen’s The Physical Rhythm Machine (2017 at Ars Electronica, 2018 at V2_) Marnix de Nijs' Ghosted Views (V2_, 2019) and Johannes Langkamp's solo exhibition Sun Tracing (V2_, 2019). He offers curatorial support during the short-term international residency program Summer Sessions and is also responsible for V2_’s public events series Test_Lab.

Alongside his work at V2_, Florian works as independent curator working close with artist as curator and producer. He is an advisor for the Mondriaan Fund, part of the Culture Advisory Committee for Overijssel and Gelderland, a supervisory board member for Het Kunstlokaal at DeSchool, Amsterdam, and an advisor for Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen.